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The Impact of Road Infrastructure Development on Selected Environmental, Economic, and Social Indicators Cover

The Impact of Road Infrastructure Development on Selected Environmental, Economic, and Social Indicators

By: Pavel Krupík  
Open Access
|Nov 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2026-0022 | Journal eISSN: 2199-6512 | Journal ISSN: 1336-5835
Language: English
Published on: Nov 12, 2025
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